When the friction/anxiety cost of explaining your exit is higher than the cost of ghosting, you get ghosts. It seems the pressures that used to deter this beha

When the friction/anxiety cost of explaining your exit is higher than the cost of ghosting, you get ghosts. It seems the pressures that used to deter this behavior have fallen away, and ghosting is effectively free at the individual level (I'd guess that it's expensive at the societal level). Labor and dating markets have bottomed out the cost to try new engagements, and since everyone recognizes this, they invest less in each one. Feels like a chicken an egg problem. It doesn't make sense to train employees that will ghost you after they're certified, but it doesn't make sense to dedicatee yourself to an employer that treats you like a flight risk. Nobody tries hard because nobody else is trying hard.